RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> An agreement was reached Thursday between the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s office and an Ontario man involved in a hit-and-run collision that killed an Upland boy.

Kyle Bahensky, 22, pleaded no contest to one count of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, which comes with a strike, and one count of leaving the scene of an accident. The plea deal came during a hearing inside the West Valley Superior Courthouse in Rancho Cucamonga.

He is expected to be sentenced to four years and eight months in state prison, lawyers said.

Bahensky originally pleaded not guilty to one count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, two counts of driving under the influence causing bodily injury, and one count of hit-and-run resulting in injury or death. The remaining charges will be dismissed at his sentencing, scheduled for Feb. 24.

“After nearly a year of investigation, including re-examining blood samples, we felt that a plea in this case was in Kyle’s best interest,” defense attorney Michael Scafiddi said.

Bahensky’s possible prison sentence could have been double digits. If he had been convicted in trial, Bahensky would have been facing a maximum of 18 years and 8 months.

But between credit for time served and good conduct, Bahensky could be eligible for release in about 16 months, Scafiddi said.

Bahnesky was driving a pick-up truck on Oct. 8, 2012 when he collided with a sedan at Campus Avenue and Arrow Highway in Upland.

Joshua Roberson, 13, who was riding in the sedan, died in the collision.

Bahensky left the scene and was arrested after authorities located him at his home.

“It’s always a give and take,” Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hinson said. “We’re happy in that there will be accountability, including fleeing the scene.”

If Bahensky is again convicted of vehicular manslaughter he faces 15 years to life, per his plea bargain, Hinson said. If he is involved in another DUI, even if there are no injuries, he faces felony punishment.

The driver of the sedan, Roberson’s mother, was convicted of DUI in association with the Oct. 8, 2012 crash.

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